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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Window

Building Name: Starkweather Chapel, Highland Cemetery

Studio Name: Tiffany Studios

City: Ypsilanti

Window Shape: 3 (arched)

Date of Window: 1889

Subject/Title of Window: Newberry Memorial Window

Brief Description of Subject: This window was donated by Mary Ann Starkweather nee Newberry to memorialize her brother John Stoughton Newberry (1826 -1887) and her mother Rhoda Newberry nee Phelps (1793 - 1877).
 
Through the years this apse window has sustained damages. Damaged areas were simply replaced with whatever glass was available. The lower part of the lancets were completely destroyed and replaced with white and blue glass. At this time, it is not known what was on them, but considering that the two other memorial windows in the chapel have the names of the persons memorialized on the window, it is reasonable to assume this window did too.
 
Across the top are symbols relating to Jesus. The Greek capital letters Alpha and Omega come from the way Jesus identified himself to John in Revelation 1:8, "I am the Alpha and the Omega." The IHS are the first three letters of the transliterated Greek word for "Jesus," IHSUS." The section below these symbols are ornamental in design.

Condition of Window: Good

Height: 7'6"

Width: 6'

Type of Glass and Technique: Opalescent Glass, Lead Came

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